Photo: Gamecock Central, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons²

Tonka Hemingway

Defensive Tackle, Las Vegas Raiders · #97.

Player facts

Team: Las Vegas Raiders
Position: Defensive Tackle
Number: 97
Born: Oct 31, 2001 (age 24)
Birthplace: Conway, SC, USA
Height: 6' 2"
Weight: 284 lbs
College: South Carolina
Experience: 2 seasons
Status: Active

Stats

2026 Defense

	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FR	PD	STF	STFYDS
Regular Season	14	3	11	0	0	3	1	1
Last 5 Games	14	3	11	0	0	3	1	0
Career	23	11	12	4	1	4	2	5

Recent games

			Tackles				Fumbles		Interceptions
Date	Opponent	Result	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	FR	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	PD	KB
Sun, Oct 11	@ NE	L 45-17	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Oct 4	vs KC	L 30-27	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	1	0
Sun, Sep 27	@ NO	W 35-27	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 20	@ LAC	W 26-14	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	1	0
Sun, Sep 13	vs MIA	W 27-13	4	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	1	0

Last 5 games. Click a game for its box score.

About

Terrell H. "Tonka" Hemingway (born October 31, 2001) is an American professional football defensive tackle for the Las Vegas Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the South Carolina Gamecocks and was selected by the Raiders in the fourth round of the 2025 NFL draft.

From Wikipedia’s article on Tonka Hemingway, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.¹

Background

Early life

Hemingway was born on October 31, 2001 in Conway, South Carolina. He attended Conway High School, where he lettered in football, basketball and baseball. As a senior, he notched 92 tackles with 24 being for a loss. Coming out of high school, Hemingway committed to play college football for the South Carolina Gamecocks.

College career

During the 2020 season, Hemingway tallied 16 tackles with one being for a loss, two pass deflections, and a forced fumble. In the 2021 season, he played in six games and had six tackles. In 2022, Hemingway tallied 33 tackles with eight being for a loss, four sacks, a pass deflection, and two fumble recoveries. In week 12 of the 2023 season, he had the game-winning fumble recovery against Kentucky. Hemingway finished the season making 32 tackles with four and a half being for a loss, a sack and a half, seven pass deflections, and two fumble recoveries.